The doppelgänger, the ghostly double infecting the soul, was a popular fictional subject for late nineteenth-century writers, and it found its most brilliant realization in Robert Louis Steven...więcej »
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed . If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repr...więcej »
As Scheherazade proved long ago, good stories make the best bedtime entertainment. The tales collected here represent the essence of the storyteller's art, with its ancient roots in fantastical leg...więcej »
This most romantic of fairy tales is found in many versions, and the story of the beautiful girl who falls into a long sleep, to be awakened by a lover, has been interpreted by some as an allegory ...więcej »
Baron Munchausen’s absurd adventures have entertained adults and children alike for more than two centuries. First published in England in 1785, his traveller’s tales soon became as wel...więcej »
One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Frankenstein is the most famous novel by Mary Shelley: a dark parable of science misused.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; ...więcej »
A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.Powędruj do ciemnego, gęstego lasu i odkryj, co się wydarzy, gdy sprytna mysz stanie...więcej »
"""Wise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.""Visit the farm in the brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze, the first ever pi...więcej »
"The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo shouldEver set foot in the deep dark wood.But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures ou...więcej »
"‘The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.’ Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunnin...więcej »
"How the cat purred and how the witch grinned,As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.A very funny story of quick wits and friendship, Room on the Broom is ...więcej »